Help!!! Are these gcses choices good enough to get into a good uni.....

There are great GCSE choices, I'm doing History, French, Triple Science and Psychology. I'm sure universities will appreciate your choice in Music a lot, as it's considered a very academic subject to them.

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AlteredBoy

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Original post by Blancosdos

Hi,where did you get this 6 A* requirement for Cambridge,i'm sure they have no set requirement but actually base it of UMS A level scores?

A friend a few years back did engineering at Cambridge, needed 6A*s at GCSE and 3A*s at A-level (I can't remember if they had to be above a certain % but there was something about it being at 98% in maths) and an A at AS - it must have changed since then

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Original post by Harrykel

There are great GCSE choices, I'm doing History, French, Triple Science and Psychology. I'm sure universities will appreciate your choice in Music a lot, as it's considered a very academic subject to them.

What? Do all UNIs actually like music???

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Original post by Lewis_GCSE

What? Do all UNIs actually like music???

If you can play any instrument, universities will surely think you're more academic and capable of large work-loads.

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Original post by Harrykel

There are great GCSE choices, I'm doing History, French, Triple Science and Psychology. I'm sure universities will appreciate your choice in Music a lot, as it's considered a very academic subject to them.

Also what do you want to do when your older and is physcology considered a soft subject ???

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Original post by Harrykel

If you can play any instrument, universities will surely think you're more academic and capable of large work-loads.

Yeah but I'm more of a singer I'm really good at singing but not sure about instruments

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Original post by Harrykel

There are great GCSE choices, I'm doing History, French, Triple Science and Psychology. I'm sure universities will appreciate your choice in Music a lot, as it's considered a very academic subject to them.

Music isn't an academic subject lol. But universities like that you can play an instrument, and that you have a hobby/talent.

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I want to go into the field of Mathematics. Don't really know what specifically yet. Also, for GCSE Music you still have to learn all the theory which someone who plays the piano would also have to learn. I'm also aspiring to go to Oxbridge, even though right now I'm procrastinating on TSR, aha.

Original post by Lewis_GCSE

Yeah but I'm more of a singer I'm really good at singing but not sure about instruments

Edit: Psychology is an exam-based subject so it's considered rather academic.

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Original post by Harrykel

I want to go into the field of Mathematics. Don't really know what specifically yet. Also, for GCSE Music you still have to learn all the theory which someone who plays the piano would also have to learn. I'm also aspiring to go to Oxbridge, even though right now I'm procrastinating on TSR, aha.

Edit: Psychology is an exam-based subject so it's considered rather academic.

Do you find it fun and what do you want to be ???

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leahmt

uni's and colleges like music because it shows you can take a large work load and with instruments you generally have to learn new pieces quickly and with proper cultivation, (they think this skill can be used in other subjects) there is also a lot of written work involved you will have a lot of theory lessons and information to memorise also

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Believe it or not, I'm also in Year 8, meaning that I haven't quite started my GCSEs yet. I just find the study of the mind rather fascinating. Like I said, I want to work in the field of Mathematics, but not quite sure yet. I've been thinking about a couple of professions, maybe I'll become a teacher?

Original post by Lewis_GCSE

Do you find it fun and what do you want to be ???

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leahmt

our high school doesnt offer psychology ;/
I chose my options last year. ( Music, Art Textiles, ICT & additional science)

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Original post by Harrykel

Believe it or not, I'm also in Year 8, meaning that I haven't quite started my GCSEs yet. I just find the study of the mind rather fascinating. Like I said, I want to work in the field of Mathematics, but not quite sure yet. I've been thinking about a couple of professions, maybe I'll become a teacher?

Nah I'm in year 9 my school is just a weirdo lol

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I suppose you're starting your GCSEs in Year 10... if so, unlucky mate. At our school, GCSEs will start in Year 9, therefore we can get as much time as possible to learn the content and specification for the subjects.

Original post by Lewis_GCSE

Nah I'm in year 9 my school is just a weirdo lol

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Original post by Lewis_GCSE

I'm picking
History
French
Drama
Music
I want to be a LAWYER/barrister- I want to go to a uni like Durham are these choices good enough for me to study law in Durham or Cambridge???

These are much better than the choices on your other thread :smile:

Music is generally considered an academic subject despite what someone said above. The GCSE involves a lot of Music theory which can be difficult (depends what grade you're at, when I did Music I was already doing grade 6 so doing theory to about grade 4 was piss by then) and you usually need at least grade 4 in an instrument which is also good for showing you're well-rounded.

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Original post by romansholiday

Music isn't an academic subject lol. But universities like that you can play an instrument, and that you have a hobby/talent.

Music is an academic subject when you're doing music theory. Stuff like music technology BTEC isn't an academic subject.

http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/admissions/ug/apply/a-level-combinations

Music here is on the list of generally suitable arts, music technology however is on 'only suitable as fourth subjects'. Obviously that list isn't a be all and end all but it's a pretty good guide

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